Definitions from Wiktionary (chisel)
▸ noun: A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To use a chisel.
▸ verb: (transitive) To work something with a chisel.
▸ verb: (transitive, dated) To barge in on (something); to intrude on (something).
▸ verb: (ambitransitive, informal) To cheat; to obtain something from (someone) by cheating.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To make small changes to (something), resulting in change over time.
▸ verb: (transitive, dated) To beg or pressure somebody into giving up (something).
▸ noun: Gravel.
▸ noun: (usually in the plural) Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.
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▸ noun: A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To use a chisel.
▸ verb: (transitive) To work something with a chisel.
▸ verb: (transitive, dated) To barge in on (something); to intrude on (something).
▸ verb: (ambitransitive, informal) To cheat; to obtain something from (someone) by cheating.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To make small changes to (something), resulting in change over time.
▸ verb: (transitive, dated) To beg or pressure somebody into giving up (something).
▸ noun: Gravel.
▸ noun: (usually in the plural) Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.
▸ Also see chisel
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